FEI Finals From the world’s most accomplished teams to the very best equestrian partnerships in Jumping, Dressage, Driving and Vaulting Contents FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final 3 A star-studded Final for one of the oldest and most prestigious Jumping series for national teams dating back to 1909 FEI World Cup™ Finals 11 The world’s best partnerships battling for the most coveted trophies in the disciplines of Jumping, Dressage, Driving and Vaulting FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final 11 FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final 20 FEI World Cup™ Driving Final 29 FEI World Cup™ Vaulting Final 33 FEITV.org 37 Host City / regional benefits 39 Who we are 41 FEI Finals | 2 FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final Contents FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final Title Partner: Furusiyya Outdoor event exclusively The world divided into 6 regions for qualification purposes A total of 40 countries took part in the entire 2014 qualification process, with 18 making their way to the Final at the Real Club de Polo Barcelona 20 qualifiers and 1 Final 2015 Final to be held in Barcelona Contents FEI Finals | 4 FEI Nations CupTM Jumping Final 2019 Bid Process Timeline: January 2016 Deadline to send Bid Application & Questionnaire February 2016 FEI to send Host Agreement to Candidates April / May 2016 Presentation of bids by Candidates to the FEI Evaluation Commission May 2016 Deadline for Candidates to send FEI the signed Host Agreement Spring 2016 Allocation by the FEI Bureau * 2016, 2017 and 2018 Final hosts to be announced Summer 2015 Contents FEI Finals | 5 Final 2014 Barcelona Netherlands: Winners of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Final 2014 Final of a worldwide series taking place in over 20 countries 3 competitions over a 5 day event 18 nations in 2014: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Spain, Sweden, United States of America, Venezuela Contents FEI Finals | 6 Final 2014 Barcelona 96 riders 167 horses 35,000 spectators Spectacular closing ceremony featuring performance by platinum-selling recording artist Aloe Blacc Contents FEI Finals | 7 300+ Media accredited media at the 2014 Final Contents Broadcast 47 channels broadcasting the Final 388 broadcasting items 10.8 million cumulated audience 261 hours broadcasting time Contents FEI Finals | 9 Print, Online and Social Media Coverage 160 print Articles 107 million event impressions 459 online articles 153 million event impressions 4,880 social media posts 8.5 million event impressions Contents FEI Finals | 10 FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final Contents FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final The FEI World Cup™ Jumping series has been a core component of the international equestrian sports calendar since 1978 and is hugely popular with competitors and public alike. Riders from 16 leagues around the globe battle it out for a place at the annual Final, which takes place at spectacular venues around the world. Title Partner: Longines (Western European, North American and Chinese Leagues) 16 leagues 116 qualifiers 836 athletes 1 Final Contents FEI Finals | 12 The Final Gothenburg Dortmund Helsinki ‘s-Hertogenbosch Birmingham Las Vegas Berlin Baltimore Del Mar Paris Leipzig Lyon Tampa Geneva Venues for Finals since 1979: Vienna Baltimore, Berlin, Birmingham, Del Mar, Dortmund, Geneva, Milan Gothenburg, Helsinki, Kuala Lumpur, Las Vegas, Leipzig, Lyon, Milan, Paris, Tampa, ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Vienna 2015 Final to be held in Las Vegas, NV (USA) 2016 Final to be held in Gothenburg (SWE) 2017 Final to be held in Omaha, NE (USA) Kuala Lumpur Contents FEI Finals | 13 Longines FEI World CupTM Jumping Final Bid Process Timeline: January 2016 Deadline to send Bid Application & Questionnaire February 2016 FEI to send Host Agreement to Candidates April / May 2016 Presentation of bids by Candidates to the FEI Evaluation Commission May 2016 Deadline for Candidates to send FEI the signed Host Agreement Spring 2016 Allocation by the FEI Bureau * 2018 Final host to be announced July/August 2015 Contents FEI Finals | 14 The Final Indoor event exclusively 4 competition days over a 6 day event Average of 75,000 spectators over the last 4 Finals, with the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas set to sell out in 2015 Number of nations represented in 2015: 20 Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and USA Contents FEI Finals | 15 The Final Germany holds the record for most wins in the FEI World Cup™ Jumping series with 10 in total. This will be the sixth time for the FEI World Cup™ Jumping Final to be staged in Las Vegas, and the 10th time the Final has been held in the USA. Austria’s Hugo Simon, winner at the inaugural Final in Gothenburg, Sweden with Gladstone, went on to record a back-to-back double of victories with ET FRH in 1996 and 1997. Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum was also a three-time winner with Shutterfly – at Las Vegas in 2005, Gothenburg in 2008 and again at Las Vegas in 2009. Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa and the stallion Baloubet du Rouet hold the record as the only horse-and-rider partnership to post three back-to-back wins. They came out on top in 1999, 2000 and 2001. Germany’s Marcus Ehning, winner in Las Vegas in 2003, in Kuala Lumpur (MAS), in 2006 and in Geneva (SUI) in 2010 will be attempting to become the first four-time FEI World Cup™ Jumping champion. Contents FEI Finals | 16 300+ Media accredited media at the 2014 Final Contents Broadcast 54 channels broadcasting the Final 327 broadcasting items 13 million cumulated audience 180 hours broadcasting time Contents FEI Finals | 18 Print, Online and Social Media Coverage 248 print Articles 105 million event impressions 860 online articles 358 million event impressions 15,882 social media posts 67 million event impressions Contents FEI Finals | 19 FEI World Cup™ Dressage Final Contents FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage Final The FEI World Cup™ Dressage, created in 1985, comprises four leagues where the world’s best riders and horses compete to earn points towards a place at the coveted Final. Judged on both technical and artistic merit, the FEI World Cup™ Dressage combines art, sport and partnership between horse and rider at the highest level and consistently proves a winning formula with audiences all over the world. 4 leagues 24 qualifying events in 2014 1 Final Contents FEI Finals | 21 The Final Gothenburg Dortmund Dusseldorf Las Vegas ‘s-Hertogenbosch Leipzig Amsterdam Los Angeles Paris Aarhus Lyon Venues for Final since 1986: Essen Aarhus, Amsterdam, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Essen, Gothenburg, Las Vegas, Leipzig, Los Angeles, Lyon, Paris and ‘s-Hertogenbosch 2015 Final to be held in Las Vegas, NV (USA) 2016 Final to be held in Gothenburg (SWE) 2017 Final to be held in Omaha, NE (USA) Contents FEI Finals | 22 FEI World CupTM Dressage Final 2019 Bid Process Timeline: January 2016 Deadline to send Bid Application & Questionnaire February 2016 FEI to send Host Agreement to Candidates April / May 2016 Presentation of bids by Candidates to the FEI Evaluation Commission May 2016 Deadline for Candidates to send FEI the signed Host Agreement Spring 2016 Allocation by the FEI Bureau * 2016, 2017 and 2018 Final hosts to be announced Summer 2015 Contents FEI Finals | 23 The Final Indoor event exclusively 2 competitions over 3 to 4 days Average of 75,000 spectators Number of nations represented in 2015: 9 Denmark, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United States of America 18 riders and horses Contents FEI Finals | 24 The Final Anky Van Grunsven (NED) holds the all-time record of most wins with 9 FEI World CupTM Dressage titles to her name. Ranging from 1995 to 2008, 5 of these were won on Bonfire and 4 with Salinero. It’s unlikely anyone will ever match her record. London 2012 Olympic winner Charlotte Dujardin was the first British rider to win the FEI World Cup™ Dressage title in 2014 in the 30 years of the series existence. The Netherlands holds the record for most wins in the FEI World Cup™ Dressage series with 12 in total, followed by Germany with eight to date. Contents FEI Finals | 25 300+ Media accredited media at the 2014 Final Contents Broadcast 39 channels broadcasting the Final 5.3 million cumulated audience 116 hours broadcasting time Contents FEI Finals | 27 Print, Online and Social Media Coverage 134 print Articles 42 million event impressions 569 online articles 280 million event impressions 15,882 social media posts 67 million event impressions Contents FEI Finals | 28 FEI World Cup™ Driving Final Contents FEI World Cup™ Driving Final The FEI World Cup™ Driving series, launched in 2001, is an exhilarating display of horsemanship and horsepower with the world’s best four-in-hand drivers competing over nine legs to earn one of the six coveted places at the Final for a chance at winning the ultimate accolade. Series launched in 2001 8 qualifying events 1 Final Venues for Finals since 2012: Bordeaux, Geneva, Gothenburg, Leipzig Years open for bidding: 2016, 2017, 2018 Bidding process already open, please contact FEI for application details Contents FEI Finals | 30 The Final Indoor event exclusively 2 competition days over a 3 day event Number of nations represented in 2014: 5 Australia, Germany, Netherlands, weden and France Average of 6,000 spectators 15 athletes and competing grooms 25 horses Contents FEI Finals | 31 The Final Horses were driven long before they were ridden and, as such, Driving is the oldest competitive equestrian sport yet it continues to thrive in the 21st century. In 1970, Driving came under the FEI umbrella thanks to the efforts of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, then the FEI President, who organised the meeting in 1969 which produced the first rule book.